The Washoe County School District is scheduled to vote on a settlement next week with Traci Davis, the school superintendent the board fired in July 2019 on a 6-1 vote. The settlement is for up to a $70,000 payment to the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System. School district staff recommends approval. Davis sued the school … Read more
Nineteen schools in the Washoe County School District now have at least one coronavirus case. All schools are undergoing enhanced cleaning protocols per health district and CDC guidelines. The School District has confirmed three newly confirmed positive case of COVID-19 Wednesday at Stead Elementary School, Double Diamond Elementary School, and at Nick Poulakidas Elementary.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility has started a six-month pilot program providing inmates with tablets for communication, research and entertainment. JEMCOR, Inc. is providing 60 Electronic Inmate Tablets (EIT) to the Detention Facility at no charge to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Balaam says, “Providing these tablets to our inmates is a … Read more
Reno Police need your help finding a suspect in a recent shots fired case in the 2700 block of Enterprise Road. Police say the man fired multiple shots toward a crowd and apartment building during a fight at a party just before 3 a.m. on July 26th. Police say although no one was hit, the … Read more
The number of registered voters in Nevada increased last month, with Republicans adding more new voters to their rolls than Democrats but unaffiliated voters outpacing both parties according to Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske. Statewide, Democrats make up 38% of Nevada’s active voters, while Republicans make up 33% and nonpartisan voters make up 23%.
Monday evening Governor Steve Sisolak announced a 45-day extension to the state’s residential eviction moratorium to allow for the counties to pay out short-term rental assistance to landlords, provide the courts more time to implement the newly-created residential eviction mediation program and develop electronic filing options. The extension means that landlords will have to wait … Read more
Health officials are reporting 205 recoveries and 55 new coronavirus cases in Washoe County on Monday. The 205 recoveries drop Washoe County’s active caseload to 1,025 which is the lowest it’s been in weeks.
Carson City Health and Human Services is continuing to conduct community-based drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Quad-County residents who are asymptomatic. The test is free, no insurance information will be collected. Tests are available on a first come, first served basis. Upcoming Douglas County Community Based Testing: September 11, 4pm-6pEast Fork Fire Station 12 3620 N. … Read more
A day before Nevada’s eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans to extend it for 45 days to provide relief to an estimated 250,000 renters facing the prospect of losing their housing because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.